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Page 9 Special Session 869, Minutes June 26, 1967 tabulation which shows the proposed budgetary changes as nearly as he can determine. He called attention to the item of the Newspaper Publication, Account 1300- B3.4 in the amount of $7400 and said he talked to the school people again - the publication would consist of a full four page supplement, probably folded inside the four page paper that the school sends out and the school would include the City's publication. It would cost about $500 an issue for ten issues, which includes the printing, paste-up and the mailing costs and these are estimated as the additional costs over and above what the school pays for their present mailing. ~ey would not simply take the total cost and divide by two and split with the City, but rather anything above what they pay now would be the City's share for the addition of the newspaper. In addition, he continued, approximately $2400 is estimated as the cost of a person who would in addition to editing and doing photographic work for the community paper, also would provide releases for news media and perform other public relations functions for the City in terms of writing, mostly, and preparing materials for publication. Councilman Woods said she thinks within ten days the Council will have, through the City D~nager, a lay-out of a projected paper. She said she is very pleased with the voluntary contribution by Robert Smith of Washington University who is doing all of this work and also will work with the printer and will carry through actually with the first issue, working with the School - all as a contribution to the City. Question was raised by Councilman Lieberman about the exercise room and equipment that the Auxiliary Police and Firemen would finish up on the third floor annex - $1460 - and he said he doesn't see that in the list of changes. City l~nager Henry explained that it is in the Budget - it had been suggested that this item be deleted because it could be put in the following year if the money were not available this coming year; however, it is felt that since the Auxiliary Police and Firemen will be putting in a good deal of their own time in remodeling the rooms~ etc. and are anxious to get it done - and the exercise equipment would be for the regular Police and Fire Departments, it would be advisable not to delete it, and there- fore, it doesn't appear on the list of deletions. The issue of the newspaper publication was brought up again by Councilman Epstein and there was further discussion. Councilman Woods spoke of the size of the newspaper insert. Councilman Epstein said she is less con- cerned about the content at this time than she is about the cost. City D~nager Henry again reviewed what the costs would cover. Councilman Ep- stein said she is opposed to this expenditure - the City does need some method of informing the citizens, but she does not think it is necessary to send them information every month - she thinks four or five times a year would be sufficient - in view of the fact that this is a tight Budget and this particular item represents quite a bit of moneys she is opposed to it. Councilman Bamburg said he is sure members of the Council are aware of the fact that he favors some kind of a communication and he thinks that at some point or other if the City is going to have some kind of an official publication there ought to be an official policy with respect to that pub- lication. He said he would think that the City, before any publication,